January 5th

Artur Mandler (05-01-1891 - 20-10-1971) Czech composer and Grandmaster

Artur Mandler [Wikimedia]

Mandler, Artur
Prager Presse, 1929

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1.Kg6!

{Tries:
1.c5? dxc5 2.e5 c4 3.e6 c3 and the wP does not promote with check;
1.Kg5? Kb7 2.Kg6 (2.Kf5 Kc7) 2...Kc6 3.Kf7 (3.Kf6 Kb6) 3...Kb7 4.Kg8 (4.Ke7 Kc7; 4.Kf8 Kb8; 4.Ke8 Kc8) 4...Kc8 5.c5 Kc7 (5...Kd7 6.Kf7 dxc5 7.e5 c4 8.e6+) 6.Kf7 dxc5 7.e5 c4 and the wP still does not promote with check.}

1...Ka6 2.Kg7! Ka7 3.Kg8! Ka8

{The bK is now on the 8th rank, everything is ready}

4.c5 dxc5 5.e5 c4 6.e6 c3 7.e7 c2 8.e8=Q+ +-